| VERB | communication | explain, explicate | make plain and comprehensible |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | explain | define | |
| communication | explain, excuse | serve as a reason / reason or cause or justification of |
| Sounds | ihkspley'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn... | |
| Meaning | make plain and comprehensible. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | Sam and Sue explain the movie | |
| Example | "He explained the laws of physics to his students" | |
| Synonym | explicate | |
| Narrower | account for | Give reasons for |
| clarify, clear up, elucidate | make clear and (more) comprehensible | |
| comment | explain or interpret something | |
| naturalize | explain with reference to nature | |
| rede, interpret | Give an interpretation or explanation to | |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Spanish | explicar | |
| Catalan | explanar, explicar | |
| Adjectives | explanatory | serving or intended to explain or make clear |
| Nouns | explanation | the act of explaining |
| Meaning | define. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They explain that there was a traffic accident | |
| Example | "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean" | |
| Broader | state, say, tell | Express in words / words |
| Spanish | explicar | |
| Catalan | explanar, explicar | |
| Adjectives | explanatory | serving or intended to explain or make clear |
| Nouns | explanation | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. |
| Meaning | Serve as a reason / reason or cause or justification of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again" | |
| Synonym | excuse | |
| Narrower | alibi | exonerate by means of an alibi |
| Broader | justify, vindicate | show to be right by providing justification or proof |
| Spanish | excusar, explicar | |
| Catalan | explicar | |
| Nouns | explanation | the act of explaining |
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